October 26, 2022

Baseball Canada

The Junior National Team defeated the Los Angeles Angels DIL 9-3 in an exhibition game on Wednesday in preparation for the WBSC Americas U-18 Baseball World Cup Qualifier.

Box Score

The Canadian squad outhit their opponents eight to seven and were flawless in the field.

The Angels scored a run in the top of the second inning, but that was all they would get off JNT starter Matthew Brown (Carlisle, Ont.) who had a strong three-inning performance in which he struck out two batters.

Lachlan Harrison (Mississauga, Ont.) was first out of the bullpen, allowing only one hit, a two-run homer, and three walks while fanning a pair of batters in two innings. Benjamin Soke (New Maryland, N.B.) came into the game and pitched three scoreless innings to record the save. Soke allowed two hits and two walks, while also collecting a pair of strikeouts.

The offence was sparked by the shortstop Tyrus Hall (Victoria, BC) who finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Cam Macleod (North Vancouver, BC) also collected a pair of hits, including a double, and three RBIs.

Myles Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) provided a big blow in the bottom of the sixth when he smashed a solo home run to extend the JNT lead to 6-3. Ty Hamilton (Orleans, Ont.) also had an extra base hit, an RBI and scored two runs.

***

From October 24 to November 1, the Junior National Team program will play eight games against seven different MLB Professional Academies in the Dominican Republic.

The exhibition contests are in preparation for the WBSC Americas U18 Baseball World Cup Qualifier that will take place in La Paz and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico from November 4 to November 14.

The top four countries in the 12-team tournament will earn a spot in the 2023 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Tainan, Taiwan.